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Marantz SA-10 arriving Monday!

I've been hearing and reading all I can about this player during this last year. I have a 6005 right now and it's a nice player but not as good as my analog rig (10k) so it's not a fair comparison. Elizabeth mentioned that her SA-10 is better than her analog. I will be comparing the 2 SACD players side by side. I have at least 3 CD's in which I have duplicates. I'm fascinated about how the circuitry upsamples to DSD SACD. Well not exactly but somehow an improvement over Redbook CD. I have a 2" thick maple block coming in the same day for it. It's going to be a long weekend. I know it can't work miracles on all CD's. If there is jitter in the recording then supposedly you will never get that out. Speak up if I'm wrong about that.
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jafant
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Thank You- elizabeth and gulpson.
glupson
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jafant,

Bob Dylan Blonde On Blonde single layer SACD (one of those first ones released in 1990s) and hybrid from the box (early 2000s) do sound a little different but I am not sure if one is that much better than the other one. It may be that they are mastered differently, though but I do not know details.
elizabeth
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I own SIX versions of Blonde on Blonde.                     
20 bit super bit mapping CD                     
Multi surround SACD                        
Mono box CD                  
MFSL recent box LPs                       
Mono LPs recent release                
Original two eye.LPs                   
Sadly I am way way to lazy to bother listening to them all to report anything. LOL
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geoffkait
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A little friendly advice. Throw away all six of those Blonde on Blonde and just buy one, the Japanese DSD SACD Fat Digipack. Thank me now or thank me later.
elizabeth
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Nope. Sorry Geoff. I'll keep what I own. The sound is good enough.. I just bought the more recent reissues to keep Dylan in comfort in his dotage...  Though I have to say the first few Dylan albums on the (relatively) recent MoFi  LPs sound like he is right in the room with me.. Up until he/Columbia starts adding in a lot of manipulation to the sound...
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blueranger OP
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Just got Yes "Going for the One " remastered CD and it is awesome on the Marantz. All the high frequencies that were shrill on the record are now tonally very pleasant.
jafant
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glupson

Thank You  for the follow up. Agreed, each "new" pressing will have a different mastering (tinkering) for better or worse.  Columbia will put their house sound on each issue as well as MoFi. Compression is a consideration also.

Happy Listening!
jafant
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blueranger

just checking in for an update. Are you still discovering sonic differences w/ your SA-10 ?

Happy Listening!
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blueranger OP
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Stunning on some CDs. But good even on the less well engineered ones. I can still hear that digital signature that is a little irritating that is not present on th record. I'm splitting hairs on that one. Really no big complaints. 97 percent praise.
elizabeth
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For me, the sound from the Marantz SA-10 just allow me to upgrade otehrstuff and be able to hear duplex AC outlets, power cords... Without the Magnepan speakers I bought last year, and the SA-10. I would never have heard the improvements made by outlets and better power cords..
So I call the Marantz SA-10 one of those gateway products.. (along with the Magnepan 20.7 speakers) Something that opens up the next level of sonic improvements to explore..
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